Presidential Awards - Risk to Life

G J Brahmbhatt, popular as Guru amongst his friends joined the Department of Customs and Excise as Inspector in the year 1975.

In 1979 Guru was transferred and posted in the Preventive Section for anti smuggling work for the entire coastline running from Navasari to Umbergoan including Daman.

Guru was transferred out twice of this charge but his immediate bosses retained him with the anti smuggling squad by stating that his services couldn’t be spared.

Dinesh Chandra Misra was born at Lucknow (U.P.). He passed the Intermediate exam from U.P. Board in 1970.Thereafter, due to transfer of his father from Lucknow to Bikaner Rly Div, Dinesh completed B.Sc. & M.A. (Economics) at Dungar College, Bikaner, affiliated to University of Rajasthan. Dinesh played Hockey at the state level and indulged in many outdoor activities to keep himself fit.